lau lau

or lau·lau

[ lou -lou ]

/ ˈlaʊ ˌlaʊ /

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noun Polynesian Cooking.

meat and fish wrapped in or covered with leaves and steamed or roasted.

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Origin of lau lau

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1935–40

Words nearby lau lau

laughter, laughter club, Laughton, laugh track, laugh up one's sleeve, lau lau, laumontite, launce, Launceston, launch, launch control center

How to use lau lau in a sentence

Lau claims that UMass' standard for granting an appeal to a decision is “actually higher than the standard for the conviction.”
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, Lau believes that cases of sexual assault do not belong in a university, but in the extant legal and judicial systems.
Is UMass-Amherst Biased Against Male Students in Title IX Assault Cases?|Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The former chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, appeared on the A9 talk show.
The Hedonistic, Possibly Holocaust-Denying Sect That’s Hoodwinking Republican Congressmen|Jay Michaelson|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A Haaretz editorial was more explicit, dubbing the election of Yosef and Lau “a victory for nepotism.”
What to Make of the Chief Rabbi Results|Zack Parker|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The one big winner in all this, aside from the Lau and Yosef clans, appears to be the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community.
What to Make of the Chief Rabbi Results|Zack Parker|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ma arid ana erkobu delúl, Lau zeynuli shedadeha, Aridu ana hamra shenûf, Hamra seryeh aruddeha.
A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2]|Anne Blunt
The inland trade is a very important branch, especially with Lau, and the Chinese province of Yunan, &c.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat|Edmund Roberts
Lau and Lii wished to see it, as it was a very superior one, and to be called, "The canoe without a leak."
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner
This repartimiento possessed a large amount of provisions, and is called Vitis and Lau.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803|E.H. Blair
In the market he met Alfred, arm-in-arm with Lau's daughter.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo